huddle

Who acts: huddle, team huddle, penguins, We, kittens, team · What happens: huddle, mean, crowd, close, keep, feel · To what, where: body, small, blanket, small close group, stories, corner · Speech: someone speaks here

«huddle» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: huddle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To huddle means to crowd close together, usually to keep warm, to feel safe or to talk secretly.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 huddle	mark
2	huddle	huddle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 crowd	mark
5	crowd	crowd	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	close	close	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 crowd	xcomp
7	together	together	ADV	_	6 close	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 keep	punct
9	usually	usually	ADV	_	11 keep	advmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 keep	mark
11	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 crowd	conj
12	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 keep	xcomp
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 feel	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	15 feel	mark
15	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 keep	conj
16	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 feel	xcomp
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 talk	cc
18	to	to	PART	_	19 talk	mark
19	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 feel	conj
20	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	19 talk	advmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	huddle	to-infinitive		vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	crowd not said to happen	to-infinitive		tree rules
4	close	infinitive	together property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
5	keep	to-infinitive	usually, warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	feel	to-infinitive	safe property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
7	talk	to-infinitive	secretly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To huddle can also mean to curl your body up small: «huddled under a blanket».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 huddle	mark
2	huddle	huddle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	csubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 curl	mark
7	curl	curl	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	xcomp
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 body	nmod:poss
9	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 curl	obj
10	up	up	ADP	_	11 small	case
11	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 curl	obl
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 huddled	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 huddled	punct
14	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 mean	ccomp
15	under	under	ADP	_	17 blanket	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 blanket	det
17	blanket	blanket	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 huddled	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 huddled	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	huddle	to-infinitive			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	can			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	curl not said to happen	to-infinitive	your body	small	vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent body=Theme up small=Destination
4	huddle in a quote	participle		a blanket	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under blanket=Location

Meaning 3

A huddle is a small, close group of people or animals; in sports, a team huddle is when players gather close to plan.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 huddle	det
2	huddle	huddle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 group	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 group	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 group	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 group	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 small	punct
7	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 group	amod
8	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 people	case
10	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 group	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 animals	cc
12	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 people	conj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 sports	punct
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 sports	case
15	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 group	parataxis
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 gather	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 huddle	det
18	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 huddle	compound
19	huddle	huddle	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 gather	nsubj
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 gather	cop
21	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	23 gather	advmod
22	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 gather	nsubj
23	gather	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 group	conj
24	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 gather	xcomp
25	to	to	ADP	_	26 plan	case
26	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 close	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 group	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a huddle	a small close group				of people or animals	tree rules
2	is	present	a team huddle					close, gather property	tree rules

Example 1

The penguins huddled together to keep warm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 penguins	det
2	penguins	penguin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 huddled	nsubj
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	together	together	ADV	_	3 huddled	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 keep	mark
6	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 huddled	advcl
7	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 keep	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past	the penguins					together property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	keep	to-infinitive	the penguins not said here					warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We huddled round the campfire and told stories.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 huddled	nsubj
2	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	round	round	ADP	_	5 campfire	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 campfire	det
5	campfire	campfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 huddled	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 told	cc
7	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 huddled	conj
8	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 told	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past	We					round the campfire	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	tell speech: assert	past	We not said here	stories					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Example 3

The kittens huddled in a corner of the box.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kittens	det
2	kittens	kitten	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 huddled	nsubj
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 corner	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 corner	det
6	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 box	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 box	det
9	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 corner	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past	the kittens			a corner of the box			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corner=Location

Example 4

The team went into a huddle before the second half.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 huddle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 huddle	det
6	huddle	huddle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	obl
7	before	before	ADP	_	10 half	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 half	det
9	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 half	amod
10	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	3 went	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	the team			a huddle	before the second half		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into huddle=Initial_Location

Example 5

She sat huddled under a blanket during the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 huddled	nsubj:pass
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 huddled	aux:pass
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	under	under	ADP	_	6 blanket	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 blanket	det
6	blanket	blanket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
7	during	during	ADP	_	9 storm	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 storm	det
9	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past · passive		She		a blanket	during the storm		tree rules

Example 6

The friends huddled in a corner to share a secret.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 friends	det
2	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 huddled	nsubj
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 corner	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 corner	det
6	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 huddled	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 share	mark
8	share	share	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 huddled	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 secret	det
10	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 share	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 huddled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	past	the friends			a corner			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corner=Location
2	share	to-infinitive	the friends not said here	a secret					tree rules

Example 7

Sheep huddle against a wall in heavy snow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 huddle	nsubj
2	huddle	huddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	against	against	ADP	_	5 wall	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 wall	det
5	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 huddle	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 snow	case
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 snow	amod
8	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 huddle	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 huddle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	huddle	present	Sheep			heavy snow		against a wall	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against wall=Location

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